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Denis Menke Postseason Stats

  Game Postseason
Average 1.000 .208
OBP 1.000 .367
At Bats 1 24
Hits 1 5
• Singles 1 4
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 1

Rollie Fingers Postseason Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - October 18, 1972
Out
Rollie Fingers
Gene Tenace
Mike Epstein
Ted Kubiak
Sal Bando
Bert Campaneris
Joe Rudi
George Hendrick
Matty Alou
Denis Menke
Tony Perez
Bobby Tolan
Joe Morgan
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Menke hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Perez is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Rollie Fingers now pitching. There goes Tolan. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Tolan steals second.
Top 8 Tolan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to third.
Top 8 Morgan takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Ted Kubiak now playing second base. Vida Blue now pitching. Rose hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kubiak reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Allan Lewis pinch runs for Gonzalo Marquez. Mike Hegan pinch hits for Blue Moon Odom. Hegan hits a line drive into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalo Marquez pinch hits for Dick Green. Marquez hits a ball on the ground for a single.
Bottom 7 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Billingham strikes out.
Top 7 Chaney hits a line drive into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Geronimo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Top 7 Menke bunts towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second.
Top 7 Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Epstein is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. Alou moves to second.
Bottom 6 Alou bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bench. Campaneris moves to third.
Bottom 6 Campaneris takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Tolan strikes out.
Top 6 Morgan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Odom strikes out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Tenace is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Hendrick is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Rose is called out on strikes.
Top 5 There goes Geronimo. The throw from Tenace and he is safe. Geronimo steals second.
Top 5 Billingham strikes out.
Top 5 Chaney strikes out.
Top 5 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Epstein fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Epstein. Menke moves to third.
Top 5 Menke takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Bando is called out on strikes.
Bottom 4 Epstein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Rudi bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Alou hits a fly ball into center field. Tolan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perez strikes out.
Top 4 Bench is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Odom strikes out.
Bottom 3 Green bunts in front of the plate. Bench fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 There goes Rose. The throw from Tenace and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 3 Rose takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Chaney strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tenace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Hendrick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bando bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Epstein takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Menke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bench hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rudi is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Campaneris strikes out.
Top 1 Tolan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Odom fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Morgan strikes out.
Top 1 Rose is called out on strikes.